Skin disability, to include melanoma [GRANTED], low back disorder, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and service connection for right wrist CTS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1754142


Citation Nr: 1754142 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-39 007 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia, South Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a skin disability, to include melanoma. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder.…

Entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder [REMANDED], and Entitlement to service connection for headaches [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1754143


Citation Nr: 1754143 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 15-03 605 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder. 2. Entitlement to service connection for headaches. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Disabled American…

Whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1754146


Citation Nr: 1754146 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-15 925A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Des Moines, Iowa THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement…

Re-opening and Entitlement for a claim for service connection for a liver condition, to include residuals of infectious hepatitis and hyperbilirubinemia [GRANTED], and prostate condition [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754133


Citation Nr: 1754133 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-14 100 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for a liver condition, to include residuals…

Entitlement to service connection for low back disability [GRANTED} Citation Nr: 1754131


Citation Nr: 1754131 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-34 914 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Des Moines, Iowa THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for low back disability. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant ATTORNEY…

Entitlement to status of a Veteran for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA compensation benefits [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754130


Citation Nr: 1754130 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-15 234 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUE Entitlement to status of a Veteran for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA compensation benefits. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS…

Entitlement to service connection for residuals of a back injury [DENIED]; residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) [DENIED] and dental condition [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648513


Citation Nr: 1648513 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-44 326 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for residuals of a back injury. 2. Entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a traumatic brain…

Right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the low back disability [DENIED]; left lower extremity radiculopathy [GRANTED]; and All Others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755126


Citation Nr: 1755126 Decision Date: 11/07/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 08-35 733 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Diego, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an effective date prior to November 17, 2011 for the grant of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy…

Vertigo with nausea and vomiting, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED], and individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755129


Citation Nr: 1755129 Decision Date: 11/30/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-21 881 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office in Portland, Oregon THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for vertigo with nausea and vomiting, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement…

Diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease (IHD), residual scars due to IHD [GRANTED], diabetes mellitus, IHD, residual scars due to IHD [DISMISSED], and eye disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648507


Citation Nr: 1648507 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 06-30 139 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Des Moines, Iowa THE ISSUES 1. Propriety of severance of service connection for diabetes mellitus. 2. Propriety of severance of service connection for ischemic heart disease (IHD).…